ASUS A7M266 - ded?

[mr.z]

Hello all..

its been lurking in the spares pile for a while now, equipped with a 1.5ghz something (ooooh) which is more than any others I'm running.. also discovered I have memory it runs.

Sooo get it all plugged in, board lights up, button pressed.. fans twitch then nothing. No noise, nothing else moves.

Tried another psu, same thing, tried with memory, without, cards taken out e.t.c.

So is it dead? or something else worth trying?
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[stinkwheel]

Have you tried lifting it 6" off the table then dropping it? Surprising how often this works. Maybe give it a good whizz with a can of air?
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[UnknownStuntm...]

[mr.z]

Think its going to be the "drop into a large skip" test..
Allthough it is nearly 7 years old as it is :/

Ive managed to get one working finally, its a bit screwy, actually thought it was completely snuffed it.. but seems to be going ok at the moment..
500mhz Grrrrrr

As a backup theres a dual 3ghz, 3gig ram uberbastard downstairs that isn't being used (but then games might be installed and uni failings follow )

Thanks for the advices, i used to repair pc's and its suppriseing how often a good spang would get them going.. badly seated cards e.t.c. perhaps? and cans of air upside down were teriffic fun (when your not paying for them)
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[stinkwheel]

When BBC brought out the Archemedes computers, they actually sent out detailed and specific instructions on how to do a "6" kick and blow test." in the event of one cutting out unexpectedly. This was due to a poorly seated chip in the first batch out.

I distinctly remember in an early computing class at school how you'd get an occasional "Fuck sake" muttered under the breath as someone lost the last half hours work followed by a "THUMP! Baaaaa, bip.".
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[veeeffarr]

Didn't apple have a computer out where they advised people to do that as well?